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Rolf · 05-18-2007, 07:23 PM

Kevin you guys still use maggots for bait in England?

Pop · 05-19-2007, 02:47 AM

Nice Trout! Glad to see you thought ahead and bought one with more than a 4" high stock capability. I really wish I would have gotten a larger saw when I bought mine but like you, space is a factor. Now get yourself a good light for over the table. Get yourself some fine tooth, 1/8' blades too for tighter work. A resaw jig is great to make also for cutting 3/4" stock in half. And........

Sorry... I've made more darn jigs and accessories for all my power tools to make some stuff we do repetatively easier, I tend to start rambling. By-the-way.... A clean shop is the sign of a sick person!!! You could at least throw a little saw dust around so the rest of us feel at home.

Rivari · 05-19-2007, 04:04 AM

Trout ignore Pop, a clean shop is a happy shop...a woodworker who doesn't go looking for his toys when he needs them is a happy woodworker ( I kid ya Pop even if you might be a shop pig, you do produce some fine work).

Am I the only one who burns scented candles in the shop to offer some soothing scents? I think I said to much once more...

Mackem · 05-19-2007, 09:55 AM

Hi Rolf, yes the maggot is still a big favourite over here.

JimSawyer · 05-19-2007, 01:00 PM

Hey, a clean shop is essential if you're working with small pieces. I've spent too much time on the floor looking for something smaller than a pencil eraser. I do inlay work and duplicating parts isn't really an option. I need to use the pieces I make the first time. I learned fast that keeping my floor clean was important.
Nice saw Trout. I'm jealous.
Maggots?

Rolf · 05-19-2007, 01:46 PM

I find that cobwebs are great for catching the small pieces.

When I lived in England I saw a guy fishing at the bank of a small stream. I asked him what he was using for bait and he just pointed to a bucket, well the bottom of it was full of squirming maggots. Grossed me right out but he did have several nice fish.

Pop · 05-19-2007, 03:05 PM

I've tried to model my shop floor after the old Irish pubs in NY that have sawdust on the floor to catch the spilled brews... not really. If my floor wasn't cleaner than I let on, my 85 year old uncle (that visits me every Wednesday) would kick my butt. Besides, I need to keep it clean to be able to find the parts of my QC II that keep exploding all over the place when I use spiral blades...

Riv... I didn't get to be this old being thin skinned. You didn't offend me if you think you may have.... honest.

PuzzledMoose · 05-19-2007, 05:00 PM

All this talk of clean shops has made me feel guilty so I just spent the last 3 hours cleaning up!

Don't want Todd calling me a shop-pig ...

bearfretworks · 05-19-2007, 05:42 PM

CONGRATS on the new toy Trout! A bandsaw is on my list as well....someday.........soon.......

Trout · 05-19-2007, 08:47 PM

yesterday, all I could think about was getting home from work and playing with my new saw...I get home, looked at my wood choices and drew a blank....so I ended up just looking at it....

Today, I went out and spend a $50 gift card on some wood and I'm going to resaw it down into some thinner pieces....

Trout

05-18-2007, 07:23 PM	#11
Rolf Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Bellport, LI New York Posts: 3,095	Kevin you guys still use maggots for bait in England? __________________ Rolf RBI G4 Hawk, Delta SS350 Philosophy "I don't know that I can't, therefore I can" Proud Member of the Long Island Scrollsaw Association

05-19-2007, 02:47 AM	#12
Pop Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Felton, Pa. Posts: 496	Nice Trout! Glad to see you thought ahead and bought one with more than a 4" high stock capability. I really wish I would have gotten a larger saw when I bought mine but like you, space is a factor. Now get yourself a good light for over the table. Get yourself some fine tooth, 1/8' blades too for tighter work. A resaw jig is great to make also for cutting 3/4" stock in half. And........ Sorry... I've made more darn jigs and accessories for all my power tools to make some stuff we do repetatively easier, I tend to start rambling. By-the-way.... A clean shop is the sign of a sick person!!! You could at least throw a little saw dust around so the rest of us feel at home. __________________ PoP Delta 16" 40-530 What happens if you're scared half to death - twice?

05-19-2007, 04:04 AM	#13
Rivari Southern Alaskan Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Wasilla, Alaska Posts: 854	Trout ignore Pop, a clean shop is a happy shop...a woodworker who doesn't go looking for his toys when he needs them is a happy woodworker ( I kid ya Pop even if you might be a shop pig, you do produce some fine work). Am I the only one who burns scented candles in the shop to offer some soothing scents? I think I said to much once more... __________________ *Todd* Hawk G4, Dremel 1800 Quando Omni Flunkus Moritati

05-19-2007, 09:55 AM	#14
Mackem Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: sunderland. england Posts: 736	Hi Rolf, yes the maggot is still a big favourite over here. __________________ kevin/pitbull.

05-19-2007, 01:00 PM	#15
JimSawyer Laying into Inlay Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Lincoln, RI Posts: 1,198	Hey, a clean shop is essential if you're working with small pieces. I've spent too much time on the floor looking for something smaller than a pencil eraser. I do inlay work and duplicating parts isn't really an option. I need to use the pieces I make the first time. I learned fast that keeping my floor clean was important. Nice saw Trout. I'm jealous. Maggots? __________________ Jim The limits of the imagination are imaginary. No task is too tedious for Art. Rock and Scroll My Website Featherwood Woodcrafts

05-19-2007, 01:46 PM	#16
Rolf Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Bellport, LI New York Posts: 3,095	I find that cobwebs are great for catching the small pieces. When I lived in England I saw a guy fishing at the bank of a small stream. I asked him what he was using for bait and he just pointed to a bucket, well the bottom of it was full of squirming maggots. Grossed me right out but he did have several nice fish. __________________ Rolf RBI G4 Hawk, Delta SS350 Philosophy "I don't know that I can't, therefore I can" Proud Member of the Long Island Scrollsaw Association Last edited by Rolf; 05-19-2007 at 01:49 PM.

05-19-2007, 03:05 PM	#17
Pop Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Felton, Pa. Posts: 496	I've tried to model my shop floor after the old Irish pubs in NY that have sawdust on the floor to catch the spilled brews... not really. If my floor wasn't cleaner than I let on, my 85 year old uncle (that visits me every Wednesday) would kick my butt. Besides, I need to keep it clean to be able to find the parts of my QC II that keep exploding all over the place when I use spiral blades... Riv... I didn't get to be this old being thin skinned. You didn't offend me if you think you may have.... honest. __________________ PoP Delta 16" 40-530 What happens if you're scared half to death - twice?

05-19-2007, 05:00 PM	#18
PuzzledMoose Newly Customized Moose Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Truro, Nova Scotia Posts: 2,603	All this talk of clean shops has made me feel guilty so I just spent the last 3 hours cleaning up! Don't want Todd calling me a shop-pig ... __________________ Ian Scrolling with a Dewalt 788

05-19-2007, 05:42 PM	#19
bearfretworks Retired Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Buse Township, MN Posts: 1,354	CONGRATS on the new toy Trout! A bandsaw is on my list as well....someday.........soon....... __________________ I love the smell of burnt gunpowder.....it reminds me of a full tummy

05-19-2007, 08:47 PM	#20
Trout MrsTrout's Husband Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Hayward Calif. Posts: 1,784	you guys are too much! yesterday, all I could think about was getting home from work and playing with my new saw...I get home, looked at my wood choices and drew a blank....so I ended up just looking at it.... Today, I went out and spend a $50 gift card on some wood and I'm going to resaw it down into some thinner pieces.... Trout

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